The Lagos State police Command have released the 121 indigenes of Jigawa State arrested.
The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer , Mr Bala Elkana confirmed this in a statement on Saturday.
The persons were arrested on Friday by a team of policemen attached to the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences.
The police team, as gathered was on traffic enforcement duty along Moshalashi Road in the Agege area of Lagos before the arrest was made.
Elkana explained that the police intercepted a truck loaded with 121 males between the ages of 16 and 35 while 48 motorcycles were seized.
In the course of investigation, the force spokesperson noted that the persons were discovered to have travelled from Jigawa to Lagos in search of a better living.
According to him, “the vehicle and passengers were searched but nothing incriminating was found. They were profiled with a view to ascertaining who they are, where they come from, their background and their mission in Lagos.
“They all came from Jigawa State, north-west region of Nigeria and are mostly artisans, commercial motorcyclists and traders. They are in the state in pursuit of greener pasture.”
Elkana further disclosed that some of the persons were already based in Lagos with their families while others came for the first time.
He informed that the police released all of the arrested persons after they found out that there is nothing incriminating about their intentions of coming to Lagos.
“The police being satisfied with their legitimate mission in the state has allowed them to proceed to their various destinations.
“The Command will not relent in its efforts to protect the lives and properties of the good people of Lagos State,” the Command’s spokesman said.
